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Thursday, 29 October 2015

Morning pages? Not me!

Everyone keeps talking about 'Morning pages' in the journaling world! Me, I don't journal at all in the morning, I never have. When I was 9 years old, I started a small Barbie pink journal with a lock on the side. Even then, when starting journaling, I wrote at night before bed. If you don't know what 'Morning pages' are, then check out the creator 'Julia Cameron' and her video: Morning pages. 'Morning pages' comes from Julia Cameron's book, The Artist's way. I actually haven't read the book, but I have watched the video as I was curious what everyone was talking about. 'Morning pages' have rules!

Write every day

Write when you get up in the morning

Write 3 pages

Write anything that you think of, without stopping

Do not read your morning pages after when you have finish

I suppose it works as a brain dump, just writing to clear your mind?(I actually do 'brain dump' in my A6 Leuchtturm1917 (emerald colour), but that's a notebook I use throughout the day time. So I can take it every where with me) So like I said, I don't journal in the mornings. I have always done my journaling at night before bed. My mind is on fire at night, it does not stop thinking. So I have my 'brain dump' book for scribbling down anything that is in my mind. Then I write neatly (well I do try to write neatly lol) into my A5 Leuchtturm1917 (berry colour). My journal at the moment is more of the 'bullet journal' system, which I will do a blog post on soon. I also do 'mind journaling' in a A5 Leuchtturm1917 (emerald colour), which I'll talk about in another blog post. Reasons why I journal at night:

I finally get my 'me' time and can relax

Its peaceful, kids gone to bed

It clears my mind, ready for sleep

I tend to think a lot at night, so write it all down

Nice way to look at the day you had and be grateful (write down what I'm grateful for)